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“The Blue Ladies”
Minoan fresco, Knossos (1600-1500 BC)
Herakleion Archaeological Museum
Archaeological Patent Print
Who had the idea for the construction of a round shield? How does it work & what would a patent application have looked like in 120 AD? We thought about it & here is the result! 😮 #patent #print #archaeology #infographic
👉https://t.co/4KvSeiYuuD
To commemorate today’s opening of the 2019 World Stamp Exhibition in #Wuhan, a set of stamps comes out today with artworks mark the archaeological achievement of China. Even if you are not a stamp lover, the exhibition is a world museum of splendid cultural legacy. #VisitWuhan
The #shipwrecks of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow are now an incredible #WW1 archaeological site that can be visited & dived https://t.co/rFCYIBrUcE
The v interesting @RichesRural (M/T) project on #Merovingian N Gaul, https://t.co/NzONs6Zmh5.
1st map = research area, incl. bishops’ seats, vici, remaining Roman fortresses, & major Roman rds.
2nd map = archaeological sites so far added to their database, https://t.co/CnpfeGpRPc
Before Peter Rabbit!
Before Beatrix Potter became a famous illustrator for children she studied archaeological finds. Her watercolours include finds from the Bucklersbury excavations,1872. The drawings are impressive in accuracy & beauty.
#IllustratorsOfThePast #Art #Archaeology
My summer course in Archaeological Myths begins May 28. A student shared this one with me:
Just about to head to #Knowth for the National Monuments Service talk about #Dronehenge and the other archaeological discoveries on the floodplain of the Boyne near #Newgrange last summer. Looking forward to it!
https://t.co/lU3XP7tZOt
#LouthChat #mythicalireland #archaeology
Can’t believe these Roman treasures from Pompeii in the Naples National Archaeological Museum, are going to be heading to Oxford for @AshmoleanMuseum show #LastSupperInPompeii - looking at Roman life through what they ate - and how. #napoli #naples #pompeii #oxford
New paper: A 1,000 year old ritual bundle found in SW Bolivia held remains of Cocaine, DMT, Harmine, Bufotenine, & possibly Psilocin. May be the most psychoactive chemicals in a single archaeological find. Also two snuff trays, a snuff pipe & scrapers. https://t.co/EctJnaENUZ
Archaeological Site of #Sagalassos, https://t.co/1wetugFycv
N is for...neoclassical dress! Neoclassical dress was a rejection of Rococo fashion and style. Simplicity and regularity in design was favoured in comparison to Rococo, inspired by archaeological excavation and a renewed interest and love for classical art and architecture. 1/3
Today's non-violent game is archaeological adventure Heaven's Vault by @inkleStudios
https://t.co/3pAJghPhMJ
Group from Cartoceto di Pergola. Date: 50—30 B.C. Medium: Gilded bronze. Provenance: Ancona, National Archaeological Museum of Marche (Museo archeologico nazionale delle Marche).
SCAU Presents, a summer of Craft-aeology!
Be inspired by Surrey's archaeological collections and join us at one of our unique craft workshops at the Surrey History Centre. Book your place now!: https://t.co/FFgmCzwXnb #Archaeology #Woking #Surrey @SurreyHeritage
Artefacts from Mycenea Greece seen at the National Archaeological Museum of Greece.
#travelart #archaeology #sketchbook
"Past, present and future" by Kempster & Evans, 1954.
Archaeological #PaintingOfTheDay
Save the Date for our next FREE LECTURE as @NCC_CCN archaeologist Ian Badgley discusses Assessment and Rescue of Archaeological Legacy in the National Capital Region | Wednesday, APRIL 17 @ 7pm @opl_bpo on Metcalfe: https://t.co/XSoRgvSPuE
What would you pick as the most outstanding archaeological site in Scotland?
The French cartographer, J.D. Barbié du Bocage, chose to celebrate Craig Phadrig hillfort, near Inverness, on his 1790 map L’Écosse avec ses Isles. https://t.co/KWTCNES7DU #cartography #Scotland
@emilyrjohnston @Tony_Robinson @wmarybeard Oi, Freddo! Hands OFF sensitive archaeological sites!